Chapter 413 - 149: The Green Tea Female Supporting Character in a Period Novel (36)

Chapter 413: Chapter 149: The Green Tea Female Supporting Character in a Period Novel (36)

Fang Yuying was furious. She whipped her head around to face Chi Yun’er. "You orchestrated this, didn’t you?"

"Chi Yun’er, you’re so vicious! It was just a few rumors about me and Jiang Yihua going around the hospital, and you used your connections to get me kicked out?"

Mrs. Jiang pulled Chi Yun’er behind her and sneered. "Fang Yuying, are you still so incapable of telling right from wrong?"

"This has nothing to do with Yunyun. Everyone knows she’s not like you, sitting on the sidelines with your meager skills."

"She’s so busy she doesn’t have a moment to spare. She wishes she could use the time she spends eating and sleeping for work. Where would she find the time to listen to gossip? Who knows what disgusting mess the Fang family has cooked up this time!"

"It was I—the mother of Jiang Yihua, one of the people involved—who couldn’t stand it anymore. I’m the one who dragged her here to get an explanation. In fact, if I hadn’t brought it up, she probably would have never known about any of this."

"Who do you think you are, to be worthy of her attention?"

"Besides, what do you mean *we* schemed against *you*?"

"All I did was call your parents here to expose your lies and put an end to your daydream of marrying into the Jiang Family. Who would have guessed you people had so little class you’d shamelessly start a brawl?"

The crowd nodded in agreement. "That’s right. Nurse Director Guo was right. If you had any decency, would you be brawling like this?"

"It’s just dogs biting dogs, and now you’re blaming someone else for letting you off the leash..."

It dawned on the crowd that this was true. If the hospital hadn’t fired Fang Yuying and put a stop to these rumors, how disappointed would the Jiang and Chi Families be?

If anyone could just use public opinion to torment others in the future, would the hospital ever know a day of peace?

They had to make an example of her. Fang Yuying was the chicken being killed to warn the monkeys—a restless hen who hadn’t even had time to warm her nest!

The onlookers couldn’t help but take it as a warning. They were here to work hard and earn an honest living for their families, not to just coast by.

They couldn’t let a moment of foolishness and greed ruin them and drag their families down, too!

Besides, with so many patients and their families watching, could they really let everyone think the hospital hired any and every scoundrel?

Seeing that the tide had turned against her, Fang Yuying slumped to the ground in defeat.

Only now was she filled with regret.

’All I wanted was to return to the city and get a good job. But ever since I saw Jiang Yihua and how much he doted on Chi Yun’er, I was consumed by jealousy.’

’I let things escalate, foolishly hoping I could use my ruined reputation to threaten them and force the Jiang Family to take me in.’

’In the end, not only did I not get the man, but I also lost my job...’

’If only I had stopped sooner, I could have found a balance between my work, myself, and my family, and just lived a simple, quiet life.’

Soon, the farcical scene broke up, and the crowd dispersed, sighing at the drama.

Chi Yun’er still felt a sense of satisfaction.

Mrs. Jiang had told her that when you strike a snake, you have to hit its vital spot. With shameless people who try to take advantage of any opening, you have to shut them down completely. Otherwise, they’ll keep popping up to cause trouble and might even land a fatal blow one day.

Chi Yun’er nodded, taking the lesson to heart. In truth, she had also been planning to make her move, but she was waiting until Fang Yuying’s antics became truly uncontrollable.

She just hadn’t expected her future mother-in-law to be so fierce and solve the problem for her ahead of time.

With their children not around—their son still in the countryside and their daughter attending high school at her maternal grandfather’s—the Jiangs were no longer working. Whenever they had free time, they would start preparing things for the wedding, bringing gifts to the Chi Family every day.

At this moment, Chi Yun’er missed Jiang Yihua terribly. But transportation and communication were poor, so they couldn’t exchange news in a timely manner.

With nowhere to channel her longing, she could only throw herself into her work to distract herself.

The next morning, Chi Yun’er finished her breakfast and went to the retail department. The two deputy directors were already there, and the two newly selected temporary workers were also neatly dressed and helping to clean.

When they saw Chi Yun’er, they all smiled and greeted her in unison.

Chi Yun’er smiled and nodded back. The summer weather was hot, and the newly expanded part of the store had almost finished airing out. Shelves had been put up inside and were already stocked with goods.

She walked back and forth, thinking about what supermarkets would look like in the future. She pointed to the cashier counter and said to Zhao Jinming, "Let’s put a small rack right here. We can fill it with things like candy, small bags of pastries, and so on..."

"Later, go apply for a small stove and a soup pot to put outside the entrance..."

"A sun umbrella, a tricycle..."

There were many things to procure. Zhao Jinming jotted everything down in a notebook, and once he was done, he left immediately to get things done.

Chi Yun’er then leaned in and whispered to Xu Chengfang about hiring. "We decided who to bring on last night. Go and give them the official notice one by one. Our retail department’s business is going to be booming, so we’ll definitely be hiring more people in the future."